1) People are likely to assume I am a warm and empathetic person.
2) People are likely to assist me when I must perform a physically arduous task.
3) If my car breaks down or I am otherwise in distress, people will be more likely to stop and help me.
4) If I am being physically assaulted, no matter the gender of my assailant, it is more likely that passersby will intervene.
5) People are likely to assume I am a competent parent, unless and until I prove otherwise.
6) People are more likely to respect my right to be offended by inappropriate or impolite behavior.
7) If I yell, people are not likely to believe I am going to hurt them.
10) If I work in a profession that is dominated by the opposite gender, people are likely to see it as "heroic", or a sign of social progress, rather than that I am deficient in some way.
11) If I show weakness, the first response of most people will be to console or help me, not criticize me, ignore me, or dismiss me as pathetic.
12) I am not expected to make the "first move" when meeting members of the opposite sex for the purposes of dating.
13) Members of the opposite gender are expected to make the first move; therefore, it is less likely I will be sexually rejected by those I come into close contact with in a dating context.
14) I am not expected to spend a significant portion of my yearly income on a token that accompanies a marriage proposal.
16) If I am having dinner with a member of the opposite gender in a dating context, and I do not reach for the check, people are unlikely to assume I am cheap.
17) If I am having dinner with a member of the opposite gender in a non-dating context, and I do not reach for the check, people are still unlikely to assume I am cheap.
18) If I earn less than my partner, no one will look at me funny.
19) If I earn nothing and my partner supports me, no one will look at me funny.
22) If I am skilled in activities/hobbies that are commonly attributed to the opposite gender (kick boxing, operating power tools, shingling a roof, knitting, scrap-booking, floral arranging), people will see me as admirable. No one is likely to think I am a weirdo or wonder if I'm gay.
23) If I am completing a task with a member of the opposite gender, it will be expected that they take the greater physical burden--such as carrying the heavier boxes.
24) If I cry or am hurt, men and women are unlikely to tell me to "suck it up".
25) If I choose to stay at home with my children while my partner works, people are unlikely to think I am a deadbeat, unskilled, or shirking my responsibility to my family.
31) If I am a victim of domestic violence, there are many services in my community that will help people of my gender. It is unlikely I will be denied services based on my gender.
32) If my partner physically abuses me, I will be believed by the authorities. Their belief will not depend on whether I have physical signs of injury.
33) If I physically abuse my partner, people--including the authorities and victim's services personnel--are likely to assume it was in self defence. Even if I tell them I hit first and my partner is non-violent, they are likely to wonder if my partner did something to instigate the assault, like cheating on me, yelling at me, or otherwise provoking me to lose control.
34) If I physically abuse my partner, and they reciprocate, they are as likely or more likely to be the one arrested as I am, even if my partner's reciprocation was in self-defence.
35) If my partner physically abuses me, and I reciprocate--even if I admit my reciprocation was not in self-defence but out of anger--it is unlikely that I will be arrested.
Originally Posted by Greenie
